Concote Corporation

“Celebrating 40th Anniversary and a New Facility; Concote Sees its Future in Technology and Lasting Relationships”

Concote Corporation located in Coppell, Texas was founded in 1968 as a tape distributor. The company experienced successful growth and in 1987 acquired Insul-Fab. They are a custom fabricator of diverse products including fiberglass, foam, rubber, adhesives, foils, films, and plastics which serve primarily as acoustic, thermal and electro-magnetic barriers and insulators.

Today Concote employs 220 people in its Dallas, Tyler, Houston and Mexico facilities. Company founder Bob Ricketts attributes much of Concote’s success to its talented employees. Occasionally Concote requires outside resources to work with them on various projects as they continue to grow. In 2000, Concote started working with the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center to design and implement a Quality Management System. The goal was getting registered to the ISO 9001:2000 Quality Standard. In 2005, Concote recognized a need to upgrade their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to maintain and enhance their competitiveness. Again they called on TMAC specialists to analyze their needs, prepare specifications, evaluate and select the most appropriate software system.

The Situation

As Concote continued to grow, the company became constrained by the size of its Dallas facilities. The management team also wanted to consolidate its Spectape and Insul-Fab business units for more efficient management and resource sharing. In 2009 Concote was ready to move to a new facility but needed assistance to optimize the facility layout and internal processes.

The Solution

Concote’s management team wanted to apply Lean Principles to their new facility layout. From previous experience they knew TMAC could provide the assistance they needed. TMAC facility design specialist, Rodney Reddic was tapped to provide Lean Principles such as “5S” Work Place Organization to develop a Lean Facility layout. “5S” is the name of a workplace organization methodology that describes how items are stored and how the new order is maintained.

TMAC used special software to generate current production flow paths for consideration in the development of the new facility layout. The “Set-In-Order” phase of the 5S, focused on optimum location of equipment and efficient workflow.

While Reddic worked with the Concote team to design the layout of the new facility to incorporate Lean “Best Practices”, Concote personnel attended TMACs “9+3” Lean Manufacturing training classes which prepares attendees to become Certified Lean Practitioners. Concote staff also attended “Lean Office” training classes so Lean methods could also be deployed in their business administrative processes. Now both the office and the production floor of the new facility are steeped in a foundation of Lean.

The Results

Highlights of the new facility include:

Economic impact:

$1,125,000+ total investment

$1,000,000 sales increase

120 jobs retained with an estimated economic impact of $4,800,000

$60,000 annual savings in off-site warehousing due to site consolidation of all DFW operations

Event Details

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Leader Standard Work (some practitioners prefer Leader Standardized Work) can be used at all management levels from shop floor supervisors up to senior managers. In this Learn @ Lunch TMAC’s Russ Aikman will explain what is meant by Leader Standard Work and share the critical role LSW plays in the successful implementation of a Lean Management System. In addition, he will discuss how LSW can be applied at different levels of the management team. Participants will get a chance to develop Leader Standard Work for their job through a simple hands-on exercise.

And, just like all of our Learn @ Lunches, if you bring another manufacturer, you both get in for FREE!

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The MedAccred program has been established and managed by the medical device

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Event Details

The MedAccred program has been established and managed by the medical device industry as an oversight program for critical manufacturing processes that are focused on reducing risk to patient safety. Through MedAccred, suppliers are given the opportunity to improve product quality, reduce scrap and rework, and most importantly expand their business with many of the leading medical device companies. The U.S. Government is providing $1 Million in funding and support for U.S. manufacturers to help achieve MedAccred Accreditation. As a result, the Medical Manufacturers MedAccred Accreditation Pathway, or MedMMAP was created.

Come learn from presenter Mona Elkhatib how you can leverage one of the top trends and discover how to take advantage of this funding.

And, just like all of our Learn @ Lunches, if you bring another manufacturer, you both get in for FREE!

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Contact TMAC

202 E. Border Street
Arlington, TX 76010
Suite #323

(817) 272-5909

(800) 625-4876

TMAC is the official representative of the MEP National Network and NIST MEP in The State of Texas. The MEP National Network is a unique public-private partnership that delivers comprehensive, proven solutions to U.S. manufacturers, fueling growth and advancing U.S. manufacturing.